---
name: "Rakdos Guildmage"
mana_cost: "{B/R}{B/R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Zombie Shaman"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "PRM"
set_name: "Magic Online Promos"
collector_number: "32589"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jeremy Jarvis"
oracle_id: "650949ca-609b-46c5-bc6b-6f782cdcb6d2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rakdos-guildmage-prm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Rakdos Guildmage
- **Mana Cost:** `{B/R}{B/R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie Shaman
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
({B/R} can be paid with either {B} or {R}.)
{3}{B}, Discard a card: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
{3}{R}: Create a 2/1 red Goblin creature token with haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cult Guildmage](/printing/cult-guildmage-rna.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
2. [Skirk Ridge Exhumer](/printing/skirk-ridge-exhumer-fut.md) — Creature — Zombie Spellshaper
3. [Rix Maadi Guildmage](/printing/rix-maadi-guildmage-rtr.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
4. [You See a Pair of Goblins](/printing/you-see-a-pair-of-goblins-plst.md) — Instant
5. [Rakdos's Return](/printing/rakdoss-return-pio.md) — Sorcery
6. [Rakdos Ringleader](/printing/rakdos-ringleader-rtr.md) — Creature — Skeleton Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic Online Promos (PRM) #32589
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jeremy Jarvis
- **Total Printings:** 26 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`